Smoke-free Environments Act 1990

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Smoke-free Environments Act
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New Zealand Parliament
Long title
  • An Act —

    (a) To reduce the exposure of people who do not themselves smoke to any detrimental effect on their health caused by smoking by others; and
    (b) To regulate the marketing, advertising, and promotion of tobacco products, whether directly or through the sponsoring of other products, services, or events; and
    (c) To monitor and regulate the presence of harmful constituents in tobacco products and tobacco smoke; and

    (d) To establish a Health Sponsorship Council
Royal assent28 August 1990
Amended by
Smokefree Environments Amendment Act 2003
Status: Current legislation

The Smoke-free Environments Act 1990 is an Act of Parliament in New Zealand. The Act placed smoking restrictions on indoor spaces, banned smoking on public transport and established the Health Sponsorship Council.

The bill was introduced by Helen Clark, then Minister of Health and later Prime Minister. Clark would later refer to the law as "one of my proudest achievements as a politician".[1]

It was amended by the Smoke-free Environments Amendment Act 2003, which completely eliminated smoking in workspaces.

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  1. ^ Clark, Helen (2018). Women, Equality, Power: Selected speeches from 35 years of leadership (p. 53). Allen & Unwin.

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